The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced the signing of Scott McGough and Riley Bevill from the University of Oregon for the 2009 season. McGough and Bevill become the 3rd and 4th players from the Oregon Ducks to join the Honkers this summer.

The Mallards are excited to announce the team has signed St. John’s freshman infielder Joe Panik, the New York State Class AA career hits champion (149) who played at John Jay High School in South Salem. The left-handed hitting youngster is the starting shortstop for the Red Storm this spring. Through the Red Storm's first 40 games (25-15) he is hitting .349 with ten doubles, five home runs, and 40 RBI.

Pitcher Matthew Kimball, infielder Riley Henricks and outfielder John Semel inked on the dotted line Friday morning with the Green Bay Bullfrogs announced owner and president Jeff Royle. “Every season we bring in kids from some of the finest universities across the country,” Bullfrogs Owner and President Jeff Royle said.

ESPN Radio 560 WEBC is proud to announce that it will again be the official broadcast home of the Duluth Huskies Baseball Club. WEBC has been the exclusive home of the Huskies' broadcasts since their inception in 2003.

The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club, a member of the Northwoods League, is proud to announce the signing of two players for the 2009 season. Sophomore utility player Tony Strazzara and freshman utility player Bryan Haar, both of the University of San Diego (San Diego, CA), have committed to play for the MoonDogs this summer.

The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced today the Brett Mitchell, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound right handed pitcher from Iowa Central Community College will return to the Honkers line up this summer. The sophomore from Lakeville, MN was a mid-season signee last summer for Rochester.

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Mark Melancon (MUH-lan-sin) made his Major League debut Sunday night in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The former Duluth Huskie pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Andy Pettitte in a game that was seen nationally on ESPN. Melancon, called up on Saturday, entered the game to start the seventh inning and set down Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, and David Ortiz in order throwing a fastball clocked as high as 96 MPH. Melancon put himself in a bases loaded, no-out jam in the eighth inning. However, he retired the next three batters to finish off his two scoreless innings.

Eau Claire Express field manager Dale Varsho announced the addition of UW-Oshkosh outfielder Nolan Fadness and Texas Tech pitcher Robbie Kilcrease to his 2009 roster. The pair of sophomores brings the Express roster to 18.

The Battle Creek Bombers announced the signings of three position players to their 2009 roster. Joe Van Meter and Doug Otto, infielders and teammates from Virginia Commonwealth University, will join outfielder Nick Campbell from Bryant University in Battle Creek this summer.

The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced the signing of Andrew Gagnon, a 6-foot-2, 186-pound freshman right-handed pitcher from Long Beach State. Gagnon is the first player from Long Beach State to call the Honkers home in the summer.